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Buncombe County explores single fire tax district to address uneven funding and services
Summary
Staff presented a multi-step effort to move from 19 fire tax districts to a single countywide fire tax district, aimed at smoothing revenue inequities, establishing minimum service standards and improving financial sustainability for volunteer and municipal departments.
Buncombe County staff presented a plan at the Nov. 11 budget retreat to evaluate shifting from 19 separate unincorporated-area fire tax districts to a single countywide fire tax district, while retaining the existing 19 fire departments. The change is intended to address wide variation in tax rates and service levels across districts.
Rafael Bautista (strategy and innovation/service-delivery lead for the fire update) told commissioners that current fire tax rates in the unincorporated…
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